Channel 14 reports that senior Likud officials accuse New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar of demanding a reserved Knesset slot for MK Michal Bouskila in exchange for transferring party funding to Likud. Sa'ar denies the allegations, calling them baseless.
The Zioneer reported minutes earlier that senior Likud officials accused Gideon Sa'ar of blackmailing Prime Minister Netanyahu over a reserved Knesset slot. The new report, citing Channel 14, adds Sa'ar's denial and specifies that the demand involves a realistic slot for MK Michal Bouskila in exchange for party funding. Sa'ar, leader of the New Hope party, dismissed the allegations as unfounded. The story is developing, with no further details on the funding timeline or the internal Likud response.
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